Research interest includes:
Experimental Rock Mechanics: The research is focused on shear behavior of rock joints or replicas to understand the shear mechanism and joint properties.
Fracture mechanics: The aim is to determine fracture toughness of rocks in different modes and using it in field applications.
Rock Slope and dump stability: The primary focus is to find material properties of rock/dump material by in-situ testing and comparision of these properties with laboratory results. .
Mining Methods: Development of new mining methods for sustainable mining.
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Anisotropic Shear Behavior of Rock Joint Replicas Kumar R., Verma A. K. By International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences 90 62-73 (2016)
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Anisotropic Shear Behavior of Rock Joint Replicas Kumar R., Verma A. K. By International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences 90 62-73 (2016)
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Experimental and Numerical Simulation of Crack Propagation in Sandstone by Semi Circular Bend Test Sarkar S., Kumar R. , Muthy V. By Geotech Geol Engg 37 3157-3169 (2019)
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Corrections applied to direct shear results and development of modified Barton s shear strength criterion for rock joints Kumar R., Verma A. K. By Arabian Journal of Geosciences 19 1-11 (2020)
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Real-Time Shield Pressure Analysis for the Evaluation of Roof Behavior in Longwall Panels Bhandari T., Kumar R. , Deb D. , M V. S. By International Journal of Geomechanics 23 1532-3641 (2023)
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Characterization of mobilized cohesion, friction and dilation angles of brittle rock during plastic deformation Sarkar S., Kumar R. By 15th ISRM International Congress on Rock Mechanics - (2023)
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Characterization of mobilized cohesion, friction and dilation angles of brittle rock during plastic deformation Sarkar S., Kumar R. By 15th ISRM International Congress on Rock Mechanics - (2023)
Principal Investigator
- Development of an Indigenous Ground Vibration Monitoring and analysis System using IoT Enabled Devices and AI-ML Techniques CENTRAL MINE PLANNING AND DESIGN INSTITUTE LIMITED
- Development of sensor-based monitoring system for the analysis of water quality parameters NORTHERN COALFIELDS LTD
- GREAT STEP 2023 Various Government and Non-Government Organisations
Co-Principal Investigator
- Geotechnical instrumentation, monitoring and data analysis for Open Blast Hole stoping at Khetri Copper Mine(Khetri Block) and Kolihan Copper Mine of Hindustan Copper Limited. HINDUSTAN COPPER LTD
- Indigenous Development of IoT Enabled Technology for Monitoring, Analysis and Interpretation of Longwall Shield Pressures for Improving Safety and Productivity CENTRAL MINE PLANNING AND DESIGN INSTITUTE LIMITED
- Stability Analysis of Mined out Stopes and Strata Monitoring Study at UCIL Tummalapalle Mine, YSR Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh-Phase-II URANIUM CORPORATION OF INDIA LTD.
- Strata Monitoring Study of Longwall Panels at Jhanjra Project Colliery of Longwall Panel No.8 Coherent Mining Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Ph. D. Students
Gunupuram Janardhana Prasanth
Area of Research: Rock Mechanics
Kollipaka Pavan Kumar
Area of Research: Rock Mechanics
Md Shadab Khushtar
Area of Research: Rock Mechanics
Pradeep Kumar
Area of Research: Design of stope with paste back filling in underground metal mining
Sarbartha Sarkar
Area of Research: Rock Mechanics
Saurabh Jain
Area of Research: Longwall Monitoring and Strata Control
MS Students
Arra Ravi Kumar
Area of Research: Longwall Monitoring and Strata Control
